"Omphalos" Album Release Party
Cesair (NL) + Irfan (BG)

Deze avond staat in het teken van Cesairs nieuwe release "Omphalos". Zij zullen het podium delen met Irfan, de beroemde ethno-fusion band uit Bulgarije.

Cesair
Ever since mankind learned how to speak, stories have been shared and passed down through generations. As such, legends gave birth to epic songs. It is this manner of storytelling that lies at the heart of Cesair’s music. As a band, they aim to bring to life the epic tale of the eponymous Cesair, a mythological princess that sailed the oceans 5,000 years ago. They set to music the chapters of her story, captured by the words of many romantic souls, with unique, original compositions, performed on a great variety of instruments. Their music incorporates the musical, spiritual and historical heritage of cultures from all around the Orient and Occident, creating a mixture of eastern sounds and rhythms and traditional as well as modern European folk music. They invite you to join them in a world of timeless adventures and colourful characters, and to take part in a story that may last a lifetime.

Irfan
IRFAN is an Ethereal World Music band formed in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2001. IRFAN’s kaleidoscopic sound reveals an original electro-acoustic World Fusion influenced by the sacred and folk music traditions of the Balkans, Anatolia, Persia, the Middle East, North Africa and India, as well as by the musical and spiritual heritage of Byzantium, Medieval Europe and the Ancient Mediterranean.

The integrity of IRFAN’s sound bears the depths of an audio-archaeology that explores the lost prehistoric universal musical heritage within the layers of time. IRFAN is known for its extensive use of ethereal and mystic female vocals in addition to strong male vocals and choirs in combination with an assortment of traditional Bulgarian, Turkish, Middle Eastern, Persian and
Indian string, wind, key and percussive instruments woven into a delicate electronic sound.

The band’s name is borrowed from the Sufi’s terminology and means "gnosis", "secret knowledge" or "revelation". And, indeed, IRFAN’s music is an invitation for a mystical trip in and beyond time. A message poetically revealed in the language of the heart.

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